# PayPal

> Pay easily, fast and safe.

PayPal offers online payment solutions in a secure platform.

PayPal is a worldwide online payments system, providing an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods. Its platform enables users to securely send and receive payments, and manage business transactions. Targeting individuals and businesses globally, PayPal offers tools for payment collection, transaction management, and credit services.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Founded: 1998-12-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/PayPal

## Products

- [ PayPal Cryptocurrency Services](https://thegrid.id/profiles/PayPal): Integrated platform for buying, selling, holding, and using cryptocurrencies within PayPal's ecosystem. (Wallet, Live, Main Product)
- [PayPal Links](https://thegrid.id/profiles/PayPal): PayPal Links enables users to create one-time personalized payment links for sending or requesting money that can be shared via text messages, emails, or direct messages. Each link is private and expires after 10 days, with instant fund transfers to PayPal Balance accounts. The service supports both traditional currency and cryptocurrency transfers including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and PYUSD to PayPal, Venmo, and external crypto wallets, with friends-and-family transfers exempt from 1099-K tax reporting. (Payment Links & Request Tools, Live)

## Assets

- [PayPal USD (PYUSD)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/PayPal): PYUSD is a USD-pegged stablecoin issued by Paxos Trust Company. It is used for payments, cross-border P2P transfers, B2B transactions, global payouts, and web3 applications across multiple blockchains. As the only stablecoin supported within the PayPal network, it leverages PayPal's decades-long experience in payments at scale, combined with the speed, cost and programmability of blockchain protocols. (Stablecoin)

## Links

- [Blog](https://developer.paypal.com/community/blog)
- [Documentation](https://developer.paypal.com/home)
- [Main](https://www.paypal.com)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.paypal.com/privacy-center)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/PayPal)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/paypal)
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@paypal)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/paypal)

## Relationships

- [Venmo](https://thegrid.id/profiles/venmo): Subsidiary

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- [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers
- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

## Optional

- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP